Arsenal are understood not to have been penalized for an apparent handball by Gabriel during their 3-2 win over Liverpool at the weekend due to the proximity of the hit ball.
While we can understand that some wiggle room is provided to protect players from unfair punishment, it makes absolutely no sense why such a decision didn’t happen in the same way during Newcastle’s meeting with Brentford.
Dan Burn was penalized after a header hit his raised arm in the box, which begs the question, given the relatively close proximity between him and Aaron Hickey, of how the referees arrived at a different verdict.
You can check out the clip below, courtesy of @SkySportsPL:
????️ “If you’re going to give one you’re going to have to give both”.
Should both hands be given as penalties? ???? pic.twitter.com/lVxyMrJn1y
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 10, 2022
